CN112216238A - Signal processing method of display device - Google Patents

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CN112216238A
CN112216238A CN202010332743.4A CN202010332743A CN112216238A CN 112216238 A CN112216238 A CN 112216238A CN 202010332743 A CN202010332743 A CN 202010332743A CN 112216238 A CN112216238 A CN 112216238A
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张益诚
吴宏蛟
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Abstract

The invention provides a signal processing method of a display device, which comprises the steps of receiving a picture signal, converting the picture signal into N sub-picture signals, wherein the N sub-picture signals correspond to N different sub-picture working periods, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. Therefore, the display device using the driving module with lower bit number can have higher bit resolution ratio so as to improve the display quality of the electronic device.

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Signal processing method of display device
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a signal processing method, and more particularly, to a signal processing method of a display device.
Background
A light emitting device of a conventional electronic device can generate light with a luminance (brightness) corresponding to a gray level. However, due to the limitation of the driving module, the display device using the driving module with a lower number of bits cannot generate a higher resolution, which may reduce the quality of the display device. Therefore, a new driving design is needed to improve the aforementioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
Embodiments of the present invention provide a signal processing method for a display device, so that the display device using a driving module with a lower number of bits can have a higher bit resolution to improve the display quality of an electronic device.
The embodiment of the invention provides a signal processing method of a display device. The method comprises the steps of receiving a picture signal, and converting the picture signal into N sub-picture signals, wherein the N sub-picture signals correspond to N different sub-picture working periods, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.
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In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below, wherein:
fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a driving diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a driving timing diagram of a display module according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of a display module according to an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a driving timing diagram of a display module according to another embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is a circuit diagram of a display module according to another embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a signal processing method of a display device according to an embodiment of the invention.
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100 electronic device
110 image processing module
120 display device
130 drive module
131 picture buffer
132 timing controller
133 signal conversion unit
140 display module
210,220 display unit
410 power supply unit
420 first display unit
620 second display unit
M1_1, M1_2, M1_3, M2_1, M2_2, M2_3 switches
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In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In order to facilitate the understanding of the reader and the simplicity of the drawings, the various drawings of the present invention may depict only a portion of the entire device and certain elements thereof not to scale.
The present description provides various examples to illustrate the technical features of various embodiments of the present invention. The configuration, number and size of the elements in the embodiments are for illustration and not for limiting the invention. In addition, if the embodiment is repeated with reference numbers in the drawings, the description is simplified, and the relevance between different embodiments is not intended.
Furthermore, the use of ordinal numbers such as "first," "second," etc., in the specification and claims to modify a claim element does not by itself connote any preceding ordinal number of the claim element, nor does it denote the order of a given claim element or element relative to another or the order of fabrication, but are used merely to distinguish one claim element having a certain name from another element having a same name.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the term "coupled," unless specifically defined otherwise, may include any direct or indirect electrical connection.
As used herein, the term "substantially" or "about" generally means within 20%, or within 10%, or within 5%, or within 3%, or within 2%, or within 1%, or within 0.5% of a given value or range. The quantities given herein are approximate quantities, i.e., the meanings of "approximately" and "about" may be implied without specifically stating "approximately" or "about".
In the present invention, features of the embodiments may be arbitrarily mixed and matched without departing from the spirit or conflict of the invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include Liquid Crystals (LCs), light emitting diodes (leds), Quantum Dots (QDs), fluorescence (fluorescences), phosphorescence (phor), other suitable materials, or combinations thereof, but is not limited thereto. The light emitting diode may include, for example, an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), an inorganic Light Emitting Diode (LED), a sub-millimeter light emitting diode (mini LED), a micro light emitting diode (micro LED), a quantum dot light emitting diode (QLED/QDLED), or other suitable materials or any combination thereof, but is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include a display device, a sensing device, an illumination device, an antenna device, a touch display (touch display), a flexible device, other suitable devices, or a combination thereof, but is not limited thereto. The display device may include, for example, a tiled display device, but is not so limited. In addition, the exterior of the electronic device may be rectangular, circular, polygonal, a shape with curved edges, or other suitable shapes.
Referring to fig. 1, the electronic device 100 may include an image processing module 110 and a display device 120. The image processing module 110 is configured to provide a picture signal, and the picture signal includes, for example, an M-bit signal, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 3. The M-bit signal corresponds to, for example, a plurality of gradations of video data of the picture signal. For example, when M is 10, the number of gray scales of the image data representing the frame signal is 1024 (2)101024, 0 to 1023 gradations), and when M is 14, the number of gradations of the image data representing the picture signal is 16384 (2)1416384, 0 grayscale to 16384 grayscale). The rest is analogized. The image data may be, for example, but not limited to, a light emitting unit or a display unit of the display module 140.
The display device 120 may include a driving module 130 and a display module 140. The driving module 130 is coupled to the image processing module 110, and receives the frame signal, and converts the frame signal into N sub-frame signals, where the N sub-frame signals correspond to N different sub-frame duty cycles (duty), where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and M is greater than N. In this embodiment, each of the N sub-picture signals may include an M1-bit data signal, a scan signal and a driving signal. Further, M1+ N is M.
The M1 bit data signal corresponds to a plurality of gray scales of the image data of the sub-picture signal, wherein M1 is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. For example, when M1 is 7, the number of gray scales of the image data representing the sprite signal is 128 (2)7128, 0 to 127 gradations), and when M1 is 10, the number of gradations of the image data representing the sub-picture signal is 1024(2 gradations)101024, 0 to 1023 shades of gray). The rest is analogized. That is, the number of gray scales of the image data corresponding to the frame signal (including the M-bit signal) provided by the image processing module 110 is greater than the number of gray scales of the image data corresponding to the M1-bit data signal.
Further, the driving module 130 may include a Frame Buffer (Frame Buffer)131, a Timing Controller (Timing Controller)132 and a signal conversion unit 133. The frame buffer 131 is coupled to the image processing module 110, receives and buffers a frame signal, and the frame signal includes an M-bit signal. The timing controller 132 is coupled to the frame buffer 131, receives the frame signal provided by the frame buffer 131, and converts the frame signal into N sub-frame signals, wherein each of the N sub-frame signals may include a first data signal of M1 bits, a scan signal, and a driving signal. In other words, the timing controller 132 may convert the M-bit signal into the first data signal of M1 bits. The timing controller 132 may convert the M1-bit first data signal of each of the N sub-picture signals into the M1-bit second data signal according to the N-bit data signal. Wherein M1+ N ═ M. In some embodiments, the M1 bit first data signal may or may not be the same as the M1 bit second data signal. The timing controller 132 can also adjust the sub-frame duty cycle of each of the N sub-frame signals according to the N-bit data signal. The signal conversion unit 133 may be an M1 bit converter, and the signal conversion unit 133 is coupled to the timing controller 132, and receives and outputs a second data signal of M1 bits.
The display module 140 is coupled to the driving module 130, receives the N sub-frame signals, and drives the display module according to the N sub-frame signals to display a display frame with corresponding gray-scale brightness. In some embodiments, the display module 140 may include a plurality of display units, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of scan lines.
In some embodiments, the N different sub-frame duty cycles may be an equal ratio sequence with a common ratio of 2, for example, the N sub-frame duty cycles sequentially increase or decrease by a power of 2, but the invention is not limited thereto. That is, the N sub-frame signals correspond to different sub-frame duty cycles, for example, the lengths of the light emitting time of the display units or the light emitting units corresponding to the N sub-frame signals are different from each other. For example, the sub-frame duty cycle (2) corresponding to the 1 st sub-frame signalNT) is approximately the sub-picture working period (2) corresponding to the 2 nd sub-picture signal(N-1)T) twice, sub-picture corresponding to sub-picture signal 2Duty cycle (2)(N-1)T) is approximately the sub-picture working period (2) corresponding to the 3 rd sub-picture signal(N-2)T), …, the N-1 st subpicture signal corresponds to a subpicture duty cycle of approximately (e.g., (2)1T) ═ 2T) is the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the nth sub-frame signal (e.g., (2T)0T) ═ 1T). In addition, the 1 st sub-picture duty cycle (2)NT) approximately 50% of the sum of the 1 st to Nth subpicture periods, the 2 nd subpicture period (2)(N-1)T) is approximately 25% of the sum of the 1 st to nth sub-picture periods, and so on.
The "N" described in the present invention, such as N bits, N sub-frame signals, N different sub-frame duty cycles, N in the duty cycle (2NT), or other N, may all be the same value of N, and will not be described in detail below.
In some embodiments, the N different subpicture duty cycles may have an arrangement with a common ratio of 2 but not an equal ratio array. It is assumed that N is 4. For example, in an embodiment, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 1 st sub-frame signal is substantially 8T (e.g., 8T, 7.9T, 7.8T, 8.1T, or 8.2T), the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 2 nd sub-frame signal is substantially 2T (e.g., 2T, 1.9T, 1.8T, 2.1T, or 2.2T), the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 3 rd sub-frame signal is substantially 4T (e.g., 4T, 3.9T, 3.8T, 4.1T, or 4.2T), and the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 4 th sub-frame signal is substantially 1T (e.g., 1T, 0.9T, 0.8T, 1.1T, or 1.2T). In another embodiment, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 1 st sub-frame signal is approximately 4T, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 2 nd sub-frame signal is approximately 8T, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 3 rd sub-frame signal is approximately 1T, and the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the 4 th sub-frame signal is approximately 2T. The arrangement of the working periods of the sub-frames can be designed according to the design requirement, and is not limited to the above embodiments.
In some embodiments, M1 bits of the M-bit signal can be used to determine the original gray level of each sub-picture signal, i.e., the M1 bits of the first data signal can be used to determine the original gray level of each sub-picture signalThe original gray scale of each sprite signal is, for example, 128 (2) when M1 is equal to 7, the number of gray scales of the image data of the sprite signal7128), that is, the image data of the sub-picture signal may display any one of the 0 gray scale to the 127 gray scale, so any one of the 0 gray scale to the 127 gray scale may be the original gray scale; when M1 is 10, the number of gray scales of the video data of the sub-picture signal is 1024 (2)101024), that is, the image data of the sub-picture signal can display any one of the 0 to 1023 gradations, and thus any one of the 0 to 1023 gradations can be the original gradation. N bits of the M-bit signal can be used to determine whether to convert each sub-picture signal from an original gray level to a predetermined gray level. That is, N bits can be used to determine whether each sub-frame signal maintains the original gray level or is converted to the predetermined gray level. The predetermined gray scale is, for example, an adjacent gray scale to the original gray scale. In some embodiments, the predetermined gray level is, for example, the next gray level to the original gray level. For example, assume that the original gray level is the 120 th gray level and the predetermined gray level is the 121 th gray level. Assume that the original gray is the 50 th gray and the predetermined gray is the 51 st gray. The rest is analogized, and the invention is not limited by this.
In some embodiments, the predetermined gray level is, for example, the previous gray level of the original gray level, and the same effect can be achieved. For example, assume that the original gray level is the 121 st gray level and the predetermined gray level is the 120 th gray level. Assume that the original gray is the 51 st gray and the predetermined gray is the 50 th gray. The rest is analogized, and the invention is not limited by this.
In addition, the N bits may be N numbers combined by "0" or "1", for example, and the "0" or "1" may be a setting value for determining whether each sub-frame signal maintains the original gray scale or is converted into a predetermined gray scale. For example, when the setting value is set to "0", the sub-frame signal maintains the original gray level, such as the 120 th gray level. When the setting value is set to "1", the sub-picture signal is converted from the original gradation to a predetermined gradation, for example, the 121 th gradation. In other embodiments, when the setting value is set to "1", the sub-frame signal may be, for example, 119 th gray scale, but not limited thereto.
In addition, N bitsMay have 2NIn this combination, the nth number of N bits may correspond to a setting value of the nth sub-picture signal. Assuming that N is 4, the setting values of the 4 sub-picture signals may have 16 (2)4) But the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, "0000", "0001", "0010", "0011", "0100", "0101", "0110", "0111", "1000", "1001", "1010", "1011", "1100", "1101", "1110", "1111".
For example, when the set value of the 4 sub-frame signals is "0000", it means that the 1 st to 4 th sub-frame signals maintain the original gray scale. When the set value of the 4 sub-picture signals is "0001", it means that the 1 st to 3 rd sub-picture signals maintain the original gray scale, and the 4 th sub-picture signal is converted into the predetermined gray scale. When the set value of the 4 sub-picture signals is "0110", it means that the 1 st and 4 th sub-picture signals maintain the original gray scale, and the 2 nd and 3 rd sub-picture signals are converted into the predetermined gray scale. When the set value of the 4 sub-picture signals is '1111', the 1 st to 4 th sub-pictures are all converted into the predetermined gray scale. The setting mode of the setting values of the other 4 sub-picture signals is analogized. That is, the picture signal is divided into N sub-picture signals, and the N sub-picture signals may correspond to N different sub-picture duty cycles, the display module 140 may present an original gray scale, or a predetermined gray scale, or a gray scale between the original gray scale and the predetermined gray scale.
With the above embodiments, it can be known that the display module 140 can display more fine gray scales between two gray scales (i.e. the original gray scale and the predetermined gray scale), so that the display device 120 using the driving module 130 with a lower number of bits can have a higher bit Resolution (Resolution) to improve the display quality of the electronic device 100.
Fig. 2 is a driving diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the invention. For convenience of description, in this embodiment, N is 4, the original gray level is the 120 th gray level, and the predetermined gray level is the 121 th gray level, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. In fig. 2, F1 represents the Frame Time (Frame Time) of one picture signal, and F1_1, F1_2, F1_3, and F1_4 represent the sub-picture times of the corresponding sub-picture signals, respectively.
Please refer to fig. 1 and fig. 2. In one embodiment, one or more display units 210 in the display module 140 may correspond to 4 sub-picture signals, and when the setting value is "1010", it indicates that the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_1 is converted into a predetermined Gray scale (e.g., the 121 st Gray scale Gray 121), the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_2 maintains the original Gray scale (e.g., the 120 th Gray scale Gray 120), the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_3 is converted into a predetermined Gray scale (e.g., the 121 st Gray scale 121), and the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_4 maintains the original Gray scale (e.g., the 120 th Gray scale Gray 120.
The sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_1 is, for example, approximately 8T (accounting for 53.33% of the total of the 4 sub-frame duty cycles), the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_2 is, for example, approximately 4T (accounting for 26.67% of the total of the 4 sub-frame duty cycles), the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_3 is, for example, approximately 2T (accounting for 13.33% of the total of the 4 sub-frame duty cycles), and the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_4 is, for example, approximately 1T (accounting for 6.67% of the total of the 4 sub-frame duty cycles). At this time, the luminance exhibited by the display unit 210 of the display module 140 corresponding to the 4 sub-picture signals may correspond to 120.67(121 × 8T +120 × 4T +121 × 2T +120 × 1T)/15T) th gray scale. In some embodiments, the sub-frame time and the sub-frame duty cycle may be the same or different, but the invention is not limited thereto.
In another embodiment, one or more display units 220 in the display module 140 may correspond to 4 sub-picture signals, and when the setting value is "0110", it indicates that the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_1 maintains the original Gray scale (e.g., the 120 th Gray scale Gray 120), the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_2 is converted into the predetermined Gray scale (e.g., the 121 th Gray scale Gray 121), the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_3 is converted into the predetermined Gray scale (e.g., the 121 th Gray scale Gray 121), and the sub-picture signal corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_4 maintains the original Gray scale (e.g., the 120 th Gray scale Gray 120).
The sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_1 is, for example, approximately 8T, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_2 is, for example, approximately 4T, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_3 is, for example, approximately 2T, and the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_4 is, for example, approximately 1T. At this time, the brightness displayed by the display unit 220 of the display module 140 corresponding to the 4 sub-picture signals may correspond to the 120.4(120 × 8T +121 × 4T +121 × 2T +120 × 1T)/15T) th gray scale. The brightness displayed by the display unit of the display module 140 corresponding to the 4 sub-picture signals of the rest of the setting values is analogized. In other embodiments, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_1 may be approximately 2T, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_2 may be approximately 4T, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_3 may be approximately 1T, the sub-frame duty cycle corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_4 may be approximately 8T, and the sub-frame duty cycle may be adjusted according to the design, which is not limited by the invention.
From the embodiment of fig. 2, it can be seen that the display module 140 according to the embodiment of the invention can present finer gray scales between the original gray scale (e.g. the 120 th gray scale) and the predetermined gray scale (e.g. the 121 th gray scale), so that the display device 120 using the driving module 130 with a lower number of bits can have a higher resolution of bits, so as to improve the display quality of the electronic device 100.
FIG. 3 is a driving timing diagram of a display module according to an embodiment of the invention. In fig. 3, F1 denotes a screen time of one screen, F1_1, F1_2, F1_3, and F1_4 denote sub-screen times of corresponding sub-screen signals, respectively, D denotes a data signal, G1 denotes a scan signal, and EM1 denotes a drive signal. The data signal D is, for example, a second data signal of M1 bits.
Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of a display module according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 4, the display module 140 includes a power unit 410 and a first display unit 420. In an embodiment, the display module 140 may be a display panel, but is not limited thereto. The first display unit 420 may be a sub-pixel (sub-pixel), but is not limited thereto. The first display unit 420 may include a switch M1_1, a switch M1_2, a switch M1_3, a capacitor C1, and a light emitting unit LD 1. The switch M1_1 is coupled to the power supply unit 410. In an embodiment, the switch M1_1 may be a thin film transistor, but is not limited thereto. The power supply unit 410 provides a power supply VDD. The switch M1_2 is coupled to the switch M1_ 1. In an embodiment, the switch M1_2 may be a thin film transistor, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the gate of the switch M1_2 receives a driving signal EM 1.
The capacitor C1 is coupled to the gate of the switch M1_ 1. Further, a first terminal of the capacitor C1 is coupled to the gate of the switch M1_1, and a second terminal of the capacitor C1 is coupled to a reference voltage VSS (e.g., ground).
The switch M1_3 is coupled to the switch M1_ 1. In an embodiment, the switch M1_3 may be a thin film transistor, but is not limited thereto. Further, the gate of the switch M1_3 receives the scan signal G1, and one end of the switch M1_3 receives the data signal D from the driving module 130.
The light emitting unit LD1 is coupled to the switch M1_ 2. Further, a first terminal (e.g., an anode terminal) of the light emitting unit LD1 is coupled to an electrode of the switch M1_2, and a second terminal (e.g., a cathode terminal) of the light emitting unit LD1 is coupled to a reference voltage VSS (e.g., a ground voltage). In some embodiments, the light emitting unit LD1 may be an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), an inorganic Light Emitting Diode (LED), a sub-millimeter light emitting diode (mini LED), a micro light emitting diode (micro LED), or a quantum dot light emitting diode (QLED/QD-LED), or a combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.
Please refer to fig. 3 and fig. 4. At the sub-frame time F1_1, when the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can have a first impedance, and the power source VDD generates a first current signal I1 according to the corresponding impedance. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_1 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 8T.
At the sub-frame time F1_2, when the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can be made to have a first impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the first current signal I1 according to the corresponding impedance. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_2 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 4T.
At the sub-frame time F1_3, when the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can be made to have a first impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the first current signal I1 according to the corresponding impedance. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_3 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 2T.
At the sub-frame time F1_4, when the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can be made to have a first impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the first current signal I1 according to the corresponding impedance. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_4 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 1T.
The data signal D corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_1, the sub-frame time F1_2, the sub-frame time F1_3, and the sub-frame time F1_4 can be set as described above. For example, when the setting value of the data signal D corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_1, the sub-picture time F1_2, the sub-picture time F1_3, and the sub-picture time F1_4 is "0110", the data signal D corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_1 maintains the original data (e.g., 120 th gray scale, i.e., original gray scale), the data signal D corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_2 is converted into the predetermined data (e.g., 121 th gray scale, i.e., predetermined gray scale), the data signal D corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_3 is converted into the predetermined data (e.g., 121 th gray scale, i.e., predetermined gray scale), and the data signal D corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_4 maintains the original data (e.g. In this way, the brightness displayed by the first display unit 420 can correspond to the 120.4(120 × 8T +121 × 4T +121 × 2T +120 × 1T)/15T) th gray scale. The rest is analogized.
In this way, the display module 140 according to the embodiment of the invention can display finer gray scales between the original gray scale (e.g. the 120 th gray scale) and the predetermined gray scale (e.g. the 121 th gray scale), so that the display device 120 using the driving module 130 with a lower number of bits can have a higher bit resolution to improve the display quality of the electronic device 100.
Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, fig. 5 is a driving timing diagram of a display module according to another embodiment of the invention. In fig. 5, F1 denotes a screen time of one screen of the first display unit 420, F1_1, F1_2, F1_3, and F1_4 denote sub-screen times of corresponding sub-screen signals, respectively, F1 'denotes a screen time of one screen of the second display unit 620, F1' _1, f1 ' _2, F1 ' _3, and F1 ' _4 respectively indicate sub-picture times corresponding to the sub-picture signals, D indicates a data signal, D1 indicates a sub-data signal (e.g., a second data signal of M1 bits) corresponding to the data signal D of the first display unit, D2 indicates a sub-data signal corresponding to the data signal D of the second display unit, G1 indicates a scan signal corresponding to the first display unit, EM1 indicates a driving signal corresponding to the first display unit 420, G2 indicates a scan signal corresponding to the second display unit, and EM2 indicates a driving signal corresponding to the second display unit 620.
Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a display module according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 6, the display module 140 includes a power unit 410, a first display unit 420 and a second display unit 620. In an embodiment, the display module 140 may be a display panel, but is not limited thereto. The first display unit 420 and the second display unit 620 may be sub-pixels (sub-pixels), but are not limited thereto.
In addition, the power supply unit 410 and the first display unit 420 of fig. 6 are the same as or similar to the power supply unit 410 and the first display unit 420 of fig. 4, and reference may be made to the description of the embodiment of fig. 4, so that no further description is provided herein.
The second display unit 620 includes a switch M2_1, a switch M2_2, a switch M2_3, a capacitor C2, and a light emitting unit LD 2. The second display unit 620 is coupled with the power supply unit 410. The switch M2_1 is coupled to the power supply unit 410. In an embodiment, the switch M2_1 may be a thin film transistor, but is not limited thereto.
The switch M2_2 is coupled to the switch M2_ 1. In an embodiment, the switch M2_2 may be a thin film transistor, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the gate of switch M2_2 receives the drive signal EM 2.
The capacitor C2 is coupled to the gate of the switch M2_ 1. Further, a first terminal of the capacitor C2 is coupled to the gate of the switch M2_2, and a second terminal of the capacitor C2 is coupled to a reference voltage VSS (e.g., ground).
The switch M2_3 is coupled to the switch M2_ 1. In an embodiment, the switch M2_3 may be a thin film transistor, but is not limited thereto. Further, the gate of the switch M2_3 receives the scan signal G2, and an electrode of the switch M2_3 receives the data signal D from the driving module 130.
The light emitting unit LD2 is coupled to the switch M2_ 2. Further, a first terminal (e.g., an anode terminal) of the light emitting unit LD2 is coupled to an electrode of the switch M2_2, and a second terminal (e.g., a cathode terminal) of the light emitting unit LD2 is coupled to a reference voltage VSS (e.g., a ground voltage). In some embodiments, the light emitting unit LD2 may be an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), an inorganic Light Emitting Diode (LED), a sub-millimeter light emitting diode (mini LED), a micro light emitting diode (micro LED), or a quantum dot light emitting diode (QLED/QD-LED), or a combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.
Please refer to fig. 5 and fig. 6. At the sub-frame time F1_1, when the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can have a first impedance, and the power source VDD generates a first current signal I1 according to the first impedance. Thereafter, at the sub-picture time F1' _1, when the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C2.
Then, when the capacitor C2 is charged, the switch M2_1 can have a second impedance, and the power source VDD generates a second current signal I2 according to the second impedance. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_1 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 8T. Next, when the driving signal EM2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD2 is driven by the second current signal I2 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD2 displayed at the sub-frame time F1' _1 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 8T.
At the sub-frame time F1_2, when the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can be made to have a first impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the first current signal I1 according to the first impedance. Thereafter, at the sub-picture time F1' _2, when the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C2.
Then, when the capacitor C2 is charged, the switch M2_1 can be made to have a second impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the second current signal I2 according to the second impedance. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_2 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 4T. Next, when the driving signal EM2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD2 is driven by the second current signal I2 to emit light. At this time, the luminance exhibited by the light-emitting unit LD2 at the sub-frame time F1' _2 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 4T.
At the sub-frame time F1_3, when the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can be made to have a first impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the first current signal I1 according to the first impedance. Thereafter, at the sub-picture time F1' _3, when the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C2.
Then, when the capacitor C2 is charged, the switch M2_1 can be turned on. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 has a second impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the second current signal I2 according to the second impedance, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_3 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 2T. Next, when the driving signal EM2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD2 is driven by the second current signal I2 to emit light. At this time, the luminance exhibited by the light-emitting unit LD2 at the sub-frame time F1' _3 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 2T.
At the sub-frame time F1_4, when the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D1 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C1. Then, when the capacitor C1 is charged, the switch M1_1 can be made to have a first impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the first current signal I1 according to the first impedance. Thereafter, at the sub-picture time F1' _4, when the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D is at the high logic level "1" and the scan signal G2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_3 is turned on, so that the sub-data signal D2 of the data signal D charges the capacitor C2.
Then, when the capacitor C2 is charged, the switch M2_1 can be turned on. Thereafter, when the driving signal EM1 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M1_2 has a second impedance, and the power supply VDD generates the second current signal I2 according to the second impedance, so that the light emitting unit LD1 is driven by the first current signal I1 to emit light. At this time, the luminance of the light emitting unit LD1 displayed at the sub-frame time F1_4 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 1T. Next, when the driving signal EM2 is at the high logic level "1", the switch M2_2 is turned on, so that the light emitting unit LD2 is driven by the second current signal I2 to emit light. At this time, the luminance exhibited by the light-emitting unit LD2 at the sub-frame time F1' _4 can correspond to the sub-frame duty cycle 1T.
The sub-data signal d1 corresponding to the sub-frame time F1_1, the sub-frame time F1_2, the sub-frame time F1_3, and the sub-frame time F1_4 can be set as described above. For example, when the setting value of the sub-data signal d1 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_1, the sub-picture time F1_2, the sub-picture time F1_3, and the sub-picture time F1_4 is "0110", the sub-data signal d1 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_1 maintains the original data (e.g., 120 th gray scale), the sub-data signal d1 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_2 is converted into the predetermined data (e.g., 121 th gray scale), the sub-data signal d1 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_3 is converted into the predetermined data (e.g., 121 th gray scale), and the sub-data signal d1 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1_4 maintains the original data (e. In this way, the brightness displayed by the first display unit 420 can correspond to the 120.4(120 × 8T +121 × 4T +121 × 2T +120 × 1T)/15T) th gray scale. The rest is analogized. That is, the gray scale corresponding to the first display unit 420 is a weighted average of gray scales of 4 sub-pictures corresponding to different sub-picture duty cycles.
In addition, the sub-data signal d2 corresponding to the sub-frame time F1 '_ 1, the sub-frame time F1' _2, the sub-frame time F1 '_ 3, and the sub-frame time F1' _4 can be set as in the above embodiments. For example, when the setting value of the sub-data signal d2 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1 '_ 1, the sub-picture time F1' _2, the sub-picture time F1 '_ 3, and the sub-picture time F1' _4 is "1010", the sub-data signal d2 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1 '_ 1 is converted into predetermined data (e.g., 121 st gray scale), the sub-data signal d2 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1' _2 maintains the original data (e.g., 120 rd gray scale, the sub-data signal d2 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1 '_ 3 is converted into predetermined data (e.g., 121 st gray scale), and the sub-data signal d2 corresponding to the sub-picture time F1' _4 maintains the original data (e.g., 120 th gray scale). As a result, the brightness exhibited by the second display unit 620 may correspond to the 120.67(121 × 8T +120 × 4T +121 × 2T +120 ×. The rest is analogized. That is, the gray scale corresponding to the second display unit 620 is a weighted average of gray scales of 4 sub-pictures corresponding to different sub-picture duty cycles.
In this way, the display module 140 according to the embodiment of the invention can display finer gray scales between the original gray scale (e.g. the 120 th gray scale) and the predetermined gray scale (e.g. the 121 th gray scale), so that the display device 120 using the driving module 130 with a lower number of bits can have a higher bit resolution to improve the display quality of the electronic device 100.
In the embodiment of fig. 4, the display module 140 includes one display unit 420, and in the embodiment of fig. 6, the display module 140 includes a first display unit 420 and a second display unit 620, but the invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, display module 140 may include three or more display units. In addition, when the number of the display units is three or more, the driving methods of the display units can be referred to the descriptions of the above embodiments, and thus are not described herein again.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a signal processing method of a display device according to an embodiment of the invention. In step S702, a picture signal is received. In step S704, the picture signal is converted into N sub-picture signals, where the N sub-picture signals correspond to N different sub-picture duty cycles. In some embodiments, the N different sub-frame duty cycles may be an equal ratio sequence with a common ratio of 2. In some embodiments, the picture signal comprises an M-bit signal, where M is greater than N, M being a positive integer greater than or equal to 3 and N being a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. In some embodiments, N bits of the M-bit signal are used to decide whether to convert each of the N sub-picture signals to a predetermined gray scale. Further, M1 bits of the M bits are used to determine an original gray, the predetermined gray may be an adjacent gray of the original gray, where M1 is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and the predetermined gray may be a next gray or a previous gray of an original gray. In some embodiments, M1+ N ═ M. In some embodiments, the N bits include N numbers combined by "0" or "1", and each of the N sub-picture signals is determined by "0" or "1" to maintain an original gray or to be converted into a predetermined gray.
In summary, the signal processing method of the display device in the embodiment of the invention converts the frame signal into N sub-frame signals, where the N sub-frame signals correspond to N different sub-frame duty cycles, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. Therefore, the display device using the driving module with lower bit number can have higher bit resolution ratio so as to improve the display quality of the electronic device.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various combinations, modifications and alterations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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1. A signal processing method of a display device, comprising:
receiving a picture signal; and
and converting the picture signal into N sub-picture signals, wherein the N sub-picture signals correspond to N different sub-picture working periods, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.
2. The signal processing method of claim 1, wherein the N different subpicture periods are an geometric series having a common ratio of 2.
3. The signal processing method of claim 1, wherein the picture signal comprises an M-bit signal, where M is greater than N and M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 3.
4. The signal processing method of claim 3, wherein N bits of the M-bit signal are used to determine whether to convert each of the N sub-frame signals to a predetermined gray scale.
5. The signal processing method of claim 4, wherein M1 bits of the M bits are used for determining an original gray, the predetermined gray is an adjacent gray of the original gray, and M1 is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.
6. The signal processing method of a display device according to claim 5, wherein M1+ N is M.
7. The signal processing method of a display device according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined gray is a gray next to the original gray.
8. The signal processing method of a display device according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined gray is a gray previous to the original gray.
9. The signal processing method of claim 5, wherein the N bits comprise N numbers combined by "0" or "1", wherein each of the N sub-frame signals is determined by "0" or "1" to maintain the original gray scale or to be converted into the predetermined gray scale.
10. The signal processing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the N sub-frame signals comprises a data signal, a scan signal, and a driving signal.
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